Reviews: Yatsuhashi, Keith

Kojiki —
Keith Yatsuhashi

Third
in the parcel of ebooks sent me by Angry Robot, a publisher whose
works I often find intriguing. Just not this one.

Keith
Yatsuhashi’s 2016 fantasy novel begins with a young woman dispatched
on a quest she does not understand, by a man no longer available to
explain his reasons. Keiko Yamada’s father has vanished, leaving her
his
jisei,
his death poem, and a passport, a ticket to Japan, and a short
personal note that read:

Go
to Japan in my place. Find the Gate. Your camera will show you the way.

There
are many torii gates in Japan. Finding the specific one Keiko’s
father meant seems an impossible quest. Unfortunately for Keiko, her
search proves all too possible.